Scheyern is a
municipality in the district of
Pfaffenhofen in
Bavaria in
Germany. The
Scheyern Abbey is located in Scheyern.
The title the
counts of Scheyern
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...
originated here (see
House of Wittelsbach
The House of Wittelsbach () is a German dynasty, with branches that have ruled over territories including Bavaria, the Palatinate, Holland and Zeeland, Sweden (with Finland), Denmark, Norway, Hungary (with Romania), Bohemia, the Electorate ...
).
The village of
Fernhag lies just outside the town.
References
Pfaffenhofen (district)
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